Masonry wall construction



J. T. SENTROP MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 28, 1937 IN V EN TOR.

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Dec. 26, 1939'.

. w x 4 1| V. 4 4 2 1 N n x M L 1 y a Patented Dec. 26, 1939 2,184,682 MASONRY WALL CONSTRUCTION Johannes T. Sentrop, Wyoming Township, Kent County, Mich.

Application October 28, 1937, Serial No. 171,462 6 Claims. (01. 72-41 The present invention relates to building conin Figure 1, the lower portion of the wall above struction, particularly masonry walls and other the foundation I and formed of two courses of parts combined herewith in building construcblocks 3, .3 and six courses of bricks 4, t is tion; and its object is, generally, to provide imthicker than the walls upper portion which is 5 proved construction of this character; and parformed of one course oi blocks 3 and three ticularly, to provide wall members, as building courses of bricks .1, l a water-table 6 and a blocks and the like, so formed as to be combined course of bricks l being shown between said upwith other Wall members, as bricks of usual size per and lower wall portions. and shape, to form an improved masonry wall, The building blocks of molded concrete and all said members being securely and compactly the like may be of any suitable rectangular bonded together by mortar or cement; and furshape such as that illustrated, the blocks 3 havther, to provide such block members whose muing cavities 7 opening downwardly and inwardtually adjacent surfaces are so formed as to be .ly of the wall. Horizontally extending rabbets thus bonded together; and further, to provide 8 form internal instead of external corners at such block members and horizontal beams or. the outer and upper or outer and lower sides floor joists so formed as to be thus securelyheld (preferably at the upper sides as shown) of these together; and further, to provide improved means blocks, which rabbets are of suflicient horizontal and methods for supporting lathing on such walls depth to receive the inner end portions 9 of a spaced therefrom to provide air spaces between course of bricks t which are laid with their ends v 2 the wall and the lathing andlthe plastering carinwardly and outwardly, and so that the outer ried thereby. These and any other objects heresurfaces, of the bricks 4, Q of the wall may lie in inafter appearing are attained by, and the inventhe same vertical plane. Thus the rabbets have tion is embodied in, and carried out by, the illusa horizontal depth of approximately four inches trative structures particularly described in the and a vertical depth of approximately two inches body of this specification and illustrated by the to receive the inner end portions, i. e. the inner accompanying drawing in which: half 9 of bricks 4 of usual dimensions, 2 by 4 by 8 Figure l is an inner side view in perspective inches. It will be seen that these bricks 1 thus of building construction including a masonry placed serve to securely bind the brick outer side wall, lathing and plastering carried therebyand of the wall and the walls building block inner horizontal beams or floor joists supported at side securely together. vThe other bricks & be- 30 their ends by the wall, together with a filling tween the courses composed of the bricks t may UNITED STATES ATENT- OFFICE between the upper ends of the beams; be laid in any desired combinations, such, for Figure 2 is a view in perspective of one of instance, as are indicated in the drawing. As the building block members of the wall; shownin Figures 2', 3, 4 and 5 the ends of the Figure 3 is a top plan view of one of said block blocks desirably have vertical recesses or depres- 35 members and a portion of another with mortar sions l8 deeper at the top of the block than at its between bonding them together; bottom, with vertical grooves H, so that when Figure 4 is a top plan view of part of the wall the mortar indicated at 5 is applied between adjacent a door opening therethrough, with laththe adjacent ends of a pair of these blocks it runs ing and plastering, and the door jamb shown into said grooves and holds the blocks against 40 in horizontal Section; relative inward and outward displacement. In

Figure 5 is a top plan view of part of the wall spaces between the blocks filled with the mortar, adjacent a window opening therethrough and horizontally disposed rods ii. are shown having of a horizontal beam supported at its end on the upwardly turned hook ends l3 these rods prowall, the frame of the window being shown in jecting inwardly from the blocks, and horizontal- 45 horizfintayl Section; 1y disposed rods 54 may be laid on theserods l2 Figure 6 is a top plan View of a corner portion and retained in spaced relation with the blocks I 0f the Wallinner sides by suitable means as the hook ends The masonry wall illustrated by the drawof the rods i2, whereupon suitable lathing I4 ing comprises a suitable foundation I and sumay be secured on these rods by means of any 50 perposed horizontal courses of wall members, the suitable tie members as the wires l5. Plasterblocks 3, 3 forming the inner side of the wall ing l6 applied to this lathing forms an air space and bricks i, 4 forming the outer side of the between the blocks and the plastering. Jambs wall, all these members being compactly bonded having members l'i, l8, 19 for the closure 20 55 together by mortar indicated at 5, As indicated- Of a door opening 2| through the wall may be 55 held in place by suitable bolts Figure 4; and frames 23 for the sash 24 of window openings 25 through the wall may be incorporated as seen in Figure 5, mortar being applied between the blocks and said jambs or frames as indicated in these views. Dovetail mortises 26 are formed in the inner sides of the blocks of a course thereof, as the blocks 3 of the lowest course, half of each mortise being formed by the surface 27 of each of a pair of adjacent blocks, said surfaces being inclined toward each other and toward the inner side of the wall as shown in Figure 5. Horizontal beams 28 have at their ends dovetail tenons 29 adapted to fit in these mortices. These beams are desirably molded concrete with reinforcements 30 and have a desired cross sectional shape similar to that shown in Figure 1, With edge portions 3! inclined downwardly and toward such edge portion of the adjacent beam. A form board 32 may be supported as by wires 33 from fioor joists 34 laid on the beams whereupon a concrete filling 35 having reinforcements 36 may be applied on the board 32 and between the edge portions 3| to form a continuous fiat floor surface.

In Figure 6 is shown in top plan view a corner portion of the wall composed of plain blocks 3 with a bent connecting rod 31 and laid in breakjoint relation.

It will be seen that the masonry courses consisting of a course of building blocks of the form shown and a plurality of courses of bricks, all compactly bonded together as illustrated in Figure 1, provides a masonry wall wherein an outer veneer of bricks having a plane outer surface is in a peculiarly stable manner united with the said blocks to form a masonry wall construction; that the rods I2 being driven to a predetermined depth into the mortar 5 before it hardens serves to position the lathing and plastering at the desired distance from the wall; that the mortar 5 or 5 between the inclined ends 27 of the blocks and the door or window casings serves to hold such casings securely in position; and that the mortar bonding the courses of bricks and concrete blocks together, with the inner end portions of the bricks in the rabbets, provides very eifective water-proof joints between all the wall members.

The invention being intended to be pointed out in the claims, is not to be limited to or by details of construction and arrangement of the particular embodiment thereof illustrated by the drawing or hereinbefore described.

I-claim:

1. In a masonry wall, a compactly bonded flat top and flat bottom course comprising wall members adjacent one side of the wall having rabbeted inner corners and wall members laid in a plurality of courses adjacent the other side of the wall with the inner end portions of the memb rs of one of said plurality of courses compactly 22 as shown in bonded at all their surfaces in said rabbeted corners.

2. In a masonry wall, a compactly bonded course comprising approximately rectangular building blocks forming one side of the wall having rabbeted inner corners, and bricks laid in a plurality of courses forming the other side of the wall with the inner end portions of the bricks of one of said plurality of courses compactly bonded at all their surfaces in said rabbeted corners.

3. In a masonry wall, a compactly bonded course comprising approximately rectangular building blocks forming one side of the wall having rabbeted inner corners, and bricks laid in a plurality of courses forming the other side of the wall with the inner end portions of the bricks of one of said plurality of courses compactly bonded at all their surfaces in said rabbeted corners and with the outer surfaces of the bricks of said plurality of courses lying in the same vertical plane.

4. In a masonry wall, a compactly bonded flat top and flat bottom course comprising wall members adjacent one side of the wall having rabbeted inner corners and wall members laid in a plurality of courses adjacent the other side of the wall with the inner end portions of the members of one of said plurality of courses compactly bonded in said rabbeted corners, and another course comprising approximately rectangular building blocks having dovetail mortises in their sides, and horizontal beams having dovetail tenons fitting in the mortises.

5. In a masonry wall, a compactly bonded fiat top and fiat bottom course comprising wall members adjacent one side of the wall having rabbeted inner corners and wall members laid in a plurality of courses adjacent the other side of the wall with the inner end portions of the members of one of said plurality of courses compactly bonded in said rabbeted corners, and another course comprising approximately rectangular building blocks having dovetail mortises in their sides, and horizontal beams having dovetail tenons fitting in the mortises, adjacent pairs of the beams having downwardly extending mutually approaching edges with concrete filling between said edges.

6. In a masonry wall, a compactly bonded flat top and flat bottom course comprising wall members adjacent one side of the wall having rabbeted inner corners and wall members laid in a plurality of courses adjacent the other side of the wall with the inner end portions of the members of one of said plurality of courses compactly bonded in said rabbeted corners, and rods bonded between the rabbeted members projecting therefrom and lathing carried by said rods and spaced from the wall to provide an air space between the wall and the lathing.

J OI-IANNES T. SEN TROP. 

